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I Ain't Gonna Give Nobody None Of My Jellyroll - Sweet Emma Barrett
"Sweet Emma" Barrett (March 25, 1897, New Orleans, Louisiana – January 28, 1983) was a self-taught jazz pianist and singer who worked with the Original Tuxedo Orchestra between 1923 and 1936, first under Papa Celestin, then William Ridgely.…
Continue Reading »I Ain't Superstitious - Jeff Beck Group
Everyone knows that Jeff Beck was just in front of Zep in bringing the hard rock blues to America...right...(The group produced two albums for Columbia Records: Truth (August 1968) and Beck-Ola (July 1969), both highly acclaimed. Truth, released…
Continue Reading »I Ain't the One
Lynyrd Skynyrd was known as a southern rock band but they were definitely heavily infulenced by the blues (ie Ballad of Curtis Loew). Their music has become an anthem for southern rock through their hit single "Sweet Home…
Continue Reading »I AM A STREAKER - Arelean Brown
Arlean Brown (b June 10, 1924) Comments by Bob Koester, owner of Delmark Records. "In the early seventies there was a bunch of us that used to go out to the clubs. Sometimes we'd get pretty drunk. Bob…
Continue Reading »I Am The Black Ace - The Black Ace
Black Ace was the most frequently used stage name of the American blues musician Babe Kyro Lemon Turner (December 21, 1907 – November 7, 1972), who was also known as B.K. Turner, Black Ace Turner or Babe Turner.…
Continue Reading »I am the Blues - Bill Harris
This video for bluesman Bill Harris was produced shortly before his death in 1988 at the age of 63. Bill Harris was a classical guitar virtuoso and consumate blues musician based in Washington D.C. In the 1950s, he…
Continue Reading »I am the Blues - Bill Harris
A guitarist who spent at least two decades on the road with rhythm & blues vocal group the Clovers, Bill "Willie" Harris had a thick background in bebop and swing guitar as well as gospel. The latter style…
Continue Reading »I Am The Blues - Michael Packer - New Release Review
I just received the newest release, I Am The Blues, from Michael Packer and it looks at the blues from a number of different angles. This release is a mixture of dialogue and related tracks composing a musical…
Continue Reading »I Am the Man Downstairs - Prez "Kidd" Kenneth
Prez (Dec. 29, 1933 - June 27,1995.was a great singer, guitar and gut bucket bass player, and a really nice guy, he played with a big triangular flat pick and sang and played out of the same bass…
Continue Reading »I Asked For Water - Houston Stackhouse
Houston Stackhouse (September 28, 1910 – September 23, 1980) was an American Delta blues guitarist and singer. He is best known for his association and work with Robert Nighthawk. Although Stackhouse was not especially noted as a guitarist…
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